Children from local school's have been working closely together to contribute to the Royal Marine's Heritage Trail through Deal. There was a celebration and official unveiling of the trail which was attended by many.

World Book Day saw the children in their PJ's and onesies, sharing their favourite bed time stories.
There was also a competition for the best book cover design for each year group.
Every child also received a £1 book token.

Mr Newton is off to pastures new from September and enjoyed a very lovely, touching leaving assembly today. He was presented with a Hornbeam tree, an appropriately dressed gnome and every child has received a cupcake with his face on it!

Commonwealth Gold Medallist and Olympic Swimmer Chris Cook visited the school again in the lead up to this years games in Rio. Chris led a whole school assembly where he talked to the children about goal setting and being ambitious. He then worked with different classes and groups of children helping them boost their confidence and develop leadership skills.

Deal's RMA holds an annual pantomime through which they raise an incredible amount for good causes. Hornbeam football team were lucky enough this year to receive a donation towards a new kit. Many thanks to all at the RMA involved in the Sgts Mess Panto.

The children collected a bumper harvest this year in support of the Deal Food Bank. Preston also did a sponsored cycle ride raising over £200 for the food bank. An amazing achievement! Well done to all the children.

Olympic and Commonwealth Swimmer Chris Cook visited the school and gave an assembly, showing the children his gold medal from the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Year 1 were also lucky to get some tips for their first swimming lesson of the year.

Science week culminated in our Grand Science Fair in the hall. Where children got to show parents everything they had learnt and the designs for Mr Lees pointless invention competition were on display.

A day of fundraising: the children took part in a sponsored assault course, had a Red Nose themed tuck shop, bid for a teacher to get their face painted for the whole day, dressed up as secret agents and raised over £1000!
Mrs Adams was the lucky recipient of the face painting bidding war and teachers got into the spirit by dressing as the children for the day